badgering

/ˈbædʒərɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act of repeatedly asking or pestering someone in an annoying or persistent way.
    • The child's constant badgering for a new toy wore down his parents.
    • After hours of badgering, she finally agreed to go to the party.
    • The journalist's badgering of the politician made the interview uncomfortable.
verb
  1. Present participle of badger; to pester or annoy someone persistently.
    • Stop badgering me with questions while I'm trying to work.
    • He kept badgering his sister to let him borrow her car.
    • The salesperson was badgering customers as they walked by the store.
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